34 CIRCULAR 3, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



exercise better guardianship of this last great retreat for wildhfe, 

 to safeguard the interests of the large native populations and to 

 assure perpetuation of the various species (fig. 35). 



The passage of the Alaska Game Law in 1925 set up a game com- 

 mission to function as the operalmg agency of the Bureau of Biolog- 

 ical Survey (now the Fish and Wildlife Service) in the formation and 

 enforcement of suitable regulations for managing the wildlife re- 

 sources in the Territory. The Alaska Game Law, as modified by 

 Federal reorganization, provides that the Secretary of the Interior 

 shall appoint a resident game commission composed of five members, 

 of whom four, not Federal employees, are required to come, one each, 

 from the four judicial divisions, and the fifth member, the Executive 

 officer of the commission, to be the resident representative of the 

 Fish and Wildlife Service. This law makes its general administra- 

 tion the responsibility of the commission and also provides that, upon 

 consultation with or upon recommendation from the commission, the 

 Secretary of the Interior may issue suitable regulations governing 

 the taking of game animals, land fur-bearing animals, and birds in 

 Alaska. 



The Alaska Game Commission meets annually, at which time it 

 proposes, for action by the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Secretary 

 of the Interior, suitable regulations with respect to hunting seasons, 

 bag limits, establishment of game and fur districts, and designation 

 of areas as wildlife sanctuaries. It formulates general plans for 

 regulatory work to be carried out under the direct supervision of the 

 executive officer and makes recommendations for action on such mat- 

 ters as restocking game lands, introducing new species, controlling 

 predatory animals, and undertaking wildlife research. The work of 

 the commission has brought about a wholesome respect for the game 

 laws and widespread cooperation in their enforcement from the 

 residents of the Territory, both natives and whites. The Fish and 

 Wildlife Service, in close cooperation with the commission, conducts' 

 research in the Territory with the objective of determining tlie best 

 means of developing and maintaining the wildlife resources. 



REGISTERED-GUIDE SERVICE FOR SPORTSMEN 



From all parts of the woi'ld sportsmen come to Alaska seeking 

 big-game trophies (table 2), some of the species not to be had in any 

 other region. To care for this type of visitor, a registered-guide 

 service has been made available and license fees have been prescribed 

 under direction of the Alaska Game Commission. The fees for non- 

 residents and aliens are as follows: Nonresident small-game license, 

 $10; nonresident general-hunting license, $50; and alien license, $100. 

 No additional fee is charged nonresident hunters in connection with 

 trophies taken or transported out of the Territory. 



